Famed surgeon and vice chancellor of Multan's Nishtar Medical University, Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha, has passed away — a month after contracting the novel coronavirus.

Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha was diagnosed with the disease on June 14. — Photo provided by Imran Gabol
Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha was diagnosed with the disease on June 14. — Photo provided by Imran Gabol

Dr Pasha was diagnosed with Covid-19 on June 14 and was under treatment at Ch Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Nishtar Medical University's principal Dr Iftikhar said. He was shifted to a ventilator on July 6, he added.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who is suffering from the novel coronavirus himself, expressed his grief over Dr Pasha's death, saying he was "heart-stricken".

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